[SwatLakeCityParticipant]

 I think most people will find my mock is a bit different. I have explained most of the picks in the comment portion of my mock but am willing to do so if you ask below too. This year has been really hard to mock as it is a very deep draft class. I think we will see alot of teams opt for players with high upside thus letting the players who can contribute right away slip a little bit.

This is by no means a finish product and is intended to be a rough draft. I will be changing it many times in the days leading up to the draft. But I need some help before I do so.

 

[warson24]

Different???? You actually cloned this site’s draft….. with all of their dumb reaches and angled overlookings… So it’s moderately average. To be honest, you used some internaional creativity in the second round, so yours is actually the better.

[SwatLakeCityParticipant]

 There’s a lot of differences between my mock and this site’s mock.

1. Philly selects a PG that is known for his speed and athleticism instead of one that is known for his shooting. or a SF, when they drafted Ben Simmons just last year.
2. Phoenix doesn’t select a Wildcat but instead a Jayhawk that actually fits their team need.
3. Minnesota reaches for a center when they already have KAT and intend to move him to PF. I don’t have them selecting another PG, Last time I checked David Kahn isn’t the GM of the Wolves anymore.
4. Dennis Smith slides to 9. Who saw that?
5. The Heat "reach" for Leaf. Too me its not really reach, because I think scouts are overlooking Leaf’s value. And I think he would fit well next to Whiteside.
6. Portland drafts a backup center with their first pick instead of PF like this site currently has
7. The Bulls take a defensive big man instead of a stretch the floor big in hopes to restore what they lost in the Taj Gibson trade.
8. Kennard and Justin Jackson slip because teams above them opt for players with more upside
9. I have added some trades to my mock that I think might happed in the comments portion. 
10. Dwayne Bacon slips to round 2 because I wasn’t too impressed with him this year. I was impressed with him last year. Same for Ivan Rabb. He slips to late first instead of a lottery pick.

Some picks are the same, yes, but every mock has to have some of the same picks or else it will be ridiculed like crazy. If you don’t understand a "dumb" reach I may have actually ask about it or simply read the comments. I have explained most of the picks there. I’m willing explain my dumb reaches if you are just willing to ask.

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